Formula and corn syrup?

Does anyone have any experience with formula and getting one without corn syrup? I am EBF right now and I am returning to work on Tuesday. I hope to breastfeed while at home and use expressed milk while Virginia is at daycare. I have had little success with pumping so I want to be prepared just in case I need to supplement. A couple people have mentioned that the store brand of formula is exactly the same as the other brands. I bought a can of the Target brand and when I got home I noticed the first ingredient is corn syrup! I bought it b/c cost is an issue for us. Now I am appalled that that would be the 1st ingredient! What kind of formula do you recommend and how expensive is it? Like I said I am hoping to use only breastmilk, but I want to be prepared just in case. Thanks!

Does anyone have any experience with formula and getting one without corn syrup? I am EBF right now and I am returning to work on Tuesday. I hope to breastfeed while at home and use expressed milk while Virginia is at daycare. I have had little success with pumping so I want to be prepared just in case I need to supplement. A couple people have mentioned that the store brand of formula is exactly the same as the other brands. I bought a can of the Target brand and when I got home I noticed the first ingredient is corn syrup! I bought it b/c cost is an issue for us. Now I am appalled that that would be the 1st ingredient! What kind of formula do you recommend and how expensive is it? Like I said I am hoping to use only breastmilk, but I want to be prepared just in case. Thanks!

Im a lurker, lol, but I took a peek at an old can of formula that is sitting on my fridge, and from what I saw on the label, there isnt any corn syrup in it. I googled a little, and from the couple things I read, most formulas that have corn syrup in them are soy formulas, which uses the corn syrup basically to replace the carbs lost from the milk. We use enfamil AR, due to my daughters birth defect and reflux, but Im assuming the regular enfamil lipil doesnt contain the corn syrup, either. If you are vegan, or are just choosing to use a soy formula for whatever reason, you may not be able to get around the corn syrup. I am not sure about organic formula? That may be something to look into...As far as prices go, name-brand is going to be more costly than generic, I know wal-mart's parents choice (which is right around 8-10 a can, depending on what kind you buy) is ingredient-for-ingredient the same as enfamil, and they also have an organic formula. Im sure you'll be able to find the right kind of formula for you and your daughter, it just might take a little bit of hunting around! HTH!

milk-based formulas, which are prepared from cow milk with added vegetable oils, vitamins, minerals, and iron. These formulas are suitable for most healthy full-term infants and should be the feeding of choice when breastfeeding is not used, or is stopped before 1 year of age.

soy-based formulas, which are made from soy protein with added vegetable oils (for fat calories) and corn syrup and/or sucrose (for carbohydrate). These formulas are suitable for infants who cannot tolerate the lactose (lactose intolerant, see below) in most milk-based formulas or who are allergic to the whole protein in cow milk and milk-based formulas. The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends the use of soy formulas for the above infants as well as for infants of parents seeking a vegetarian-based diet for a term infant. These formulas are not recommended for low-birth-weight or preterm infants or for the prevention of colic or allergies.

special formulas for low-birth-weight (LBW) infants, low-sodium formulas for infants that need to restrict salt intake, and "predigested" protein formulas for infants who cannot tolerate or are allergic to the whole proteins (casein and whey) in cow milk and milk-based formulas

Im a lurker, lol, but I took a peek at an old can of formula that is sitting on my fridge, and from what I saw on the label, there isnt any corn syrup in it. I googled a little, and from the couple things I read, most formulas that have corn syrup in them are soy formulas, which uses the corn syrup basically to replace the carbs lost from the milk. We use enfamil AR, due to my daughters birth defect and reflux, but Im assuming the regular enfamil lipil doesnt contain the corn syrup, either. If you are vegan, or are just choosing to use a soy formula for whatever reason, you may not be able to get around the corn syrup. I am not sure about organic formula? That may be something to look into...As far as prices go, name-brand is going to be more costly than generic, I know wal-mart's parents choice (which is right around 8-10 a can, depending on what kind you buy) is ingredient-for-ingredient the same as enfamil, and they also have an organic formula. Im sure you'll be able to find the right kind of formula for you and your daughter, it just might take a little bit of hunting around! HTH!

milk-based formulas, which are prepared from cow milk with added vegetable oils, vitamins, minerals, and iron. These formulas are suitable for most healthy full-term infants and should be the feeding of choice when breastfeeding is not used, or is stopped before 1 year of age.

soy-based formulas, which are made from soy protein with added vegetable oils (for fat calories) and corn syrup and/or sucrose (for carbohydrate). These formulas are suitable for infants who cannot tolerate the lactose (lactose intolerant, see below) in most milk-based formulas or who are allergic to the whole protein in cow milk and milk-based formulas. The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends the use of soy formulas for the above infants as well as for infants of parents seeking a vegetarian-based diet for a term infant. These formulas are not recommended for low-birth-weight or preterm infants or for the prevention of colic or allergies.

special formulas for low-birth-weight (LBW) infants, low-sodium formulas for infants that need to restrict salt intake, and "predigested" protein formulas for infants who cannot tolerate or are allergic to the whole proteins (casein and whey) in cow milk and milk-based formulas

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